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DENOTES
Definition of DENOTES
verb
third-person singular simple present indicative of denote
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OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
DENOTES in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 17 boards so far. 41 players have found it across Outlier's history.
It first turned up on Day 42, 1 July 2026. The most recent board was Day 104, 1 September 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 5 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 42, 1 July 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
DENOTES starts with D and ends with S. Sorted, its letters read DEENOST - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. E appears more than once.
Words that start DENOTE
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
Also seen on Day 42
Could you have found DENOTES?
OUTLIER is a daily word game. One grid, the same grid for everybody, and the words nobody else spots are the ones that pay. This word was on Day 42 - and most players walked straight past it.
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